Sources - Bucks' Pat Connaughton picks up $9.4M option - ESPN
Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton has exercised his $9.4 million player option for the 2025-26 season, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.
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Hamlin, 7-time winner at Pocono, earns Great American Getaway pole - ESPN
Perhaps not too surprisingly, Pocono (Pa.) Raceway's all-time winningest driver, Denny Hamlin, was fastest in the field Saturday to earn pole position for Sunday's The Great American Getaway 400 (2 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Schmidt tosses 7 hitless innings in Yankees 9-0 rout of Orioles - ESPN
NEW YORK — Clarke Schmidt pitched seven hitless innings and the New York Yankees held the Baltimore Orioles to one hit in a 9-0 rout on Saturday.
Mercury set team record with 17 3s in victory over Sky - ESPN
CHICAGO — Sami Whitcomb hit five of the Mercury's franchise-record 17 3-pointers and finished with 17 points, Kahleah Copper scored 16 and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Chicago Sky 107-86 on Saturday.
Braves place lefty Chris Sale on IL with fractured rib cage - ESPN
MIAMI — The Atlanta Braves placed reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale on the 15-day injured list Saturday because of a fractured left rib cage.
Orioles' Adley Rutschman (oblique) on IL for first time in career - ESPN
NEW YORK — Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman was placed on the injured list Saturday for the first time in his career because of a strained left oblique.
Ethan Fang 1st American in 18 years to win British Amateur - ESPN
SANDWICH, England — Oklahoma State junior Ethan Fang held off a late charge Saturday with a 5-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 1-up victory over Gavin Tiernan of Ireland, becoming the first American in 18 years to win the British Amateur.
Lefty Shota Imanaga will rejoin Cubs on the road next week - ESPN
CHICAGO — Left-hander Shota Imanaga will rejoin the Chicago Cubs early next week in St. Louis following a sharp Triple-A rehab start Friday, manager Craig Counsell said Saturday.